Fishing rod holder
AssigneeJohnson Outdoors Inc.
InventorWesley C. Marcus
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Abstract
An adjustable fishing rod holder assembly has a base assembly, a holder, and a latching assembly. The base assembly is adapted to be mounted to a surface. The holder is adapted to removably receive the handle or butt end of a fishing rod. The holder is pivotally coupled to the base assembly to allow the angle of inclination of the holder to be adjusted. The latching assembly is configured to lock the holder in multiple inclination angle positions with respect to the base assembly.
Claims21
An adjustable fishing rod holder assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a base assembly adapted to be mounted to a surface;
- a holder configured to removably receive a portion of a fishing rod and pivotally coupled to the base assembly for adjustment of an inclination angle;
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- a latch assembly configured to lock the holder in multiple inclination angle positions with respect to the base assembly.
An adjustable fishing rod holder assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a lower disc defining a rotational axis and having circumferentially arrayed apertures;
- an upper disc mounted to the lower disc and adjustable with respect to the lower disc about the rotational axis;
- a locking lever pivotally coupled to the upper disc;
- a bias spring;
- a locking pin engaging the locking lever and biased by the bias spring into locking engagement with the aperture in the lower disc, the pin capable of manual actuation out of locking engagement to allow for rotational adjustment of the upper disc;
- a pivot base mounted to a top surface of the upper disc and defining a pivot axis;
- a holder configured to removably receive a portion of a fishing rod and pivotally coupled to an upper portion of the pivot base for adjustment of an inclination angle;
- a circumferential array of detents disposed generally at or below the pivot axis;
- a second bias spring;
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- a latch lever has an upper portion adapted as a handle and a lower portion which engages the detents on the pivot base, the latch lever is pivotally coupled to a side surface of the holder and biased by the second bias spring longitudinally downward and inward into engagement with the detents to lock the holder in multiple inclination angle positions.
An adjustable fishing rod assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a first puck adapted to be mounted to a surface;
- a second puck interfacing the first puck;
- a pivot bracket mounted to the top of the second puck;
- a holder pivotally coupled to the bracket and capable of removably receiving a portion of a fishing rod;
- means for angularly adjusting the second puck relative to the first puck about a rotational axis;
- means for interlocking the second puck with the first puck in multiple interlocking positions;
- means for angularly adjusting the holder relative to the pivot bracket about a pivot axis;
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- means for interlocking the holder with the pivot bracket in multiple interlocking positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.